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Write letters to the editor, contact your legislators,
let ISC know you are supportive of Earth Smart design if the
track is to be built in Kitsap County.

The World's First Green NASCAR

Why not? While the two sides continue to
square off with ad hominem arguments and alarmist
misinformation, we believe it more productive if this community
came up with concrete alternative plans for SKIA, ways to
decrease the need for non-ISC funding, or rethinking this
project so it is sustainable.

For instance, what if
Kitsap SEED and
International Speedway Corporation (ISC) came together to
work on a proposal for the world's first Green NASCAR? This has
the potential to place Kitsap County on the global map, would
attract NASCAR fans -- but also endorsements, companies and
individuals interested in Green/Earth Smart Design. There is
state and federal funding which might offset costs, not to
mention possible reduction if materials are less expensive.
Fortune 1000 corporations which wish to realise write-offs might
also be interested in providing funding.

Beyond NASCAR

A green conference centre adjacent
to the track, where worldwide entities would hold symposiums
on products and services impacting Clean Tech

A green hotel to accommodate NASCAR
and Clean Tech/Sustainability aficionados

A restaurant which offers organic
and vegetarian food and produce, some from an on-site garden,
as well as free-range beef and chicken. Or, this becomes yet
another opportunity to purchase from the many producers in the
county who now congregate at Farmers Markets.

Concession stands with organic wines
and beers, food, ice cream, t-shirts made from hemp, and
NASCAR decals and paper products printed on recyclable papers
with soy or organic inks

Businesses and industries locate to
the area, particularly to Kitsap SEED, to become providers of
products and services specific to Green NASCAR and the Clean
Tech industry.

Instead of merely consuming solar
panels and recycled rubber, companies relocate here to create
and provide them. Kitsap may even snag a company which wants
to develop a hybrid racing car.

Possibility of becoming the central
point of operations and provisioning of "Green" products to
other NASCAR tracks which want to become more Earth Smart.

There are still traffic and noise issues (there are green
LEED®-certified sound barriers) to resolve. If we
can't produce an acceptable solution for these, indeed -
continue to question or challenge. However, if we can alleviate
the strain and significantly reduce or eliminate the non-ISC
funding requested, a Green NASCAR is a strategically unique
position with the potential to attract from around the world.
The example of the incorporation of sustainability and quality
of life into architectural design is compelling.